Sweet Tapioca Soup with Honeydew

This lightly sweet dessert can be made with other soft, blendable fruits such as watermelon, mangoes, berries, peaches, or pears. Recipe adapted from Tassajara Dinners & Desserts by Dale and Melissa Kent.

1-cup servingServings

Ingredients

1/4 cup small pearl tapioca

2 cups coconut milk

4 Tbs. sugar

1 cup low-fat milk

1 large, ripe honeydew melon, cut into chunks

Preparation

1. Soak tapioca in 1 cup water 45 minutes. Drain tapioca, and combine with coconut milk and sugar in medium saucepan. Heat over medium heat 5 to 7 minutes, or until mixture begins to thicken. Pour in milk, remove from heat, and cover with plastic wrap. Allow mixture to cool.